FOR THE MILLIONS:

Physical, Intellectual, and Moral

BY S. W. GOLD, M.D.

"That constitutes a complete and generous education which fits a man
to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously, all the offices, both in
public and private life. "-MILTON.

New York:

M. W. DODD, PUBLISHER,

Corner of City Hall Square and Spruce street, opposite City Hall.

1850.

THE NEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY

P 41093

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1899.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by
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PREFACE.

THE very grave importance of the subject of Education is the apology for the present treatise. To awaken more interest for the young, on whom, peculiarly, rests the destiny of the future, and to suggest a rational course in their physical, intellectual, and moral training, is deemed an object of no ordinary importance. The present age is one of unprecedentedly rapid improvements. Knowledge has produced these improvements, and to continue them, it must be increased. Strong arms, sound heads, and warm hearts, are needed for the work. How to obtain them is the question; a right education is the answer. We see in our cities a large class of the sons and daughters of the wealthy trained up in a manner which unfits them, in a great measure, for the duties of life. Nothing great or noble can ever be expected from mere exquisites. Health, usefulness, and happiness, are all jeoparded by such a course. evil is not confined to the city; it is spread widely

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over the country, and may be found, to some extent, among those of humble pecuniary circumstances. We need an intelligent, virtuous, and vigorous class, to carry forward the great work of improving and perpetuating the institutions which constitute the happiness and glory of the American Republic. Let parents and guardians examine this subject. It demands the serious attention of the Philanthropist, Patriot, and Christian; for Education is truly the friend of virtue, the ægis of civil freedom, and the companion and support of pure Christianity.

Cream Hill, April 10, 1850.

EDUCATION FOR THE MILLIONS.

EDUCATION.

A RIGHT education consists in a perfect. development of all the powers of the individual. There are three distinct divisions or parts to this subject-Physical, Intellectual, and Moral-each of which requires a particular course of training.

Whenever either of these is neglected or imperfectly accomplished, a defect exists in a proportionate degree to that neglect, and the individual suffers accordingly from a bad education.

When a high degree of physical development is attained, with little or no cultivation of the intellectual or moral faculties, we have an example of a strong animal, and an ignorant, vile fellow.